Exploration

ExplorationAge of Discovery

ExplorersMagellan, Columbus, Pizarro, Cortes, Vespucci, Dias, Da Gama, and Prince HenryWell EducatedDiscovered the Amazon RiverTwo continents are named after himWho is this explorer?Amerigo VespucciKing John II of Portugal funded his expeditionHad the title of CountDiscovered an Ocean route from Portugal to the East (Sailed around Africa to India)Vasco da GamaHad a globe Considered a VisionaryWas a PrinceOpened a school of NavigationPrince Henry the NavigatorResponsible for giving Spain a power base in MexicoClaimed all his actions were for the benefit of the King and ChristianityConquered the Aztecs

Hernan CortesWas Italian, but sailed for SpainWanted to find a westerly route to the IndiesHad four voyages to the New WorldAccidently discovered the AmericasChristopher ColumbusGained fabulous wealth before he diedSpanish ConquistadorConquered the IncasFrancisco PizarroPortuguese ExplorerWas a NobleWell EducatedSailed to the tip of AfricaDiscovered the Cape of Good HopeBartholomew DiasPortuguese NobilityDiscovered the Straits of Magellan1st person to circumnavigate the earthFerdinand Magellan

VocabularyTo travel around the world by shipCircumnavigateThe defeat of this showed that Spain was weakening as a world power and England was gaining stregnthSpanish ArmadaSpanish Adventurers whose main motivation was Gold (Wealth)ConquistadorsThe movement of plants, animals, diseases, and ideasColumbian ExchangeThese Monarchs financially supported Columbus voyagesKing Ferdinand and Queen IsabellaThe movement of goods (including slaves) between Europe, Africa, and the AmericasTriangular TradeMajor crops grown on plantationsTobacco, Cotton, and sugarcaneTraded from Africa to the Americas and used to work on plantationsSlavesThe Treaty that was created by the Pope. It was an imaginary line that determined which new lands Spain and Portugal could claimTreaty of TordesillasGeographyUnited Kingdom/England

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Misc.Horses and Cattle came from the Old WorldCorn and Potatoes came from the New World